Monks Road Social Humanism Monks Road Records Humanism is the third full album for the collective known as Monks Road Social. Featured artists on this album include: Mick Talbot (Style Council), Dr Robert (Blow Monkeys), Crispin Taylor [...]
Datura4 West Coast Highway Cosmic Alive NaturalSound Records Although the world is in lockdown, and things are not looking up, Datura4 has released, what I consider to be, the first true great summer album. West Coast Highway Cosmic is the [...]
THE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE IS BROKEN A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS David Clayton-Thomas is an icon. As lead singer of Blood, Sweat And Tears and as a solo artist, he has sold millions of records, played Woodstock, won Grammys and was [...]
THINGS WILL BE BETTER FARTHER ON DOWN THE LINE A CONVERSATION WITH PACIFIC RANGE Throughout rock history there have always been hotspots which produced bands and artists who help music grow while keeping one eye on the past. Cleveland, London, [...]
ANDY CAHAN – THE MOST FAMOUS MUSICIAN YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Andy Cahan may not be an instantly recognizable name, but the bands and artists with whom he worked are very well known. He is known for [...]
The Alan Parsons Project Ammonia Avenue (Deluxe Edition) Esoteric/Cherry Red Records Nostalgia is a funny thing, especially when it comes to commercial radio. Ammonia Avenue, by The Alan Parsons Project was a big album when it was originally [...]
The Orb Abolition Of The Royal Familia Cooking Vinyl I find it hard to believe that The Orb have been making records for almost 30 years. Their debut album, The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, was released in 1991. Now, in 2020, The Orb [...]
Daniel Romano’s Outfit Okay, Wow You’ve Changed Records Daniel Romano reminds one of the artists of old. Some of us remember artists, such as Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, The Beatles, and so many more who used to release two or even [...]
Spirit Dies First Lost And Found Perturb Records Meet the duo, Marina Verdi and Joey Weedmark, that are Spirit Dies First,. After five years and a few singles, they have delivered their debut album, Lost And Found. Guitar and electronic-based [...]
Pacific Range High Upon The Mountain Curation Records Thank goodness there are bands such as Pacific Range who are carrying on the tradition of the California/L.A. sound. They wear their influences on their sleeves, which is fine, because they [...]
Gisun Fin Independent Fin is the third E.P. from Vancouver-based Gisun. Since 2017, Gisun has been releasing EPs consistently and building an audience, and this is perhaps her best work yet. Here, rhythm and blues mixes with jazz, pop and world [...]
Blancmange Waiting Room (Volume 1) Blanc Check Records Over the last nine years, Neil Arthur has been releasing records under the Blancmange banner, and although he has had many artists playing with him on the records, it really is his project. [...]
Daniel Romano Visions Of The Higher Dream You’ve Changed Records You have to love Daniel Romano. The prolific artist does not let anything slow him down, including self isolation. Here is an album that will only be available for fourteen [...]
Jane Siberry A World Without Music Independent Jane Siberry is no stranger to live albums, A World Without Music being her fifth. You can be sure when she decides to release one, you know you are in for a treat. This is a solo Jane Siberry [...]
SOMETHING THAT HADN’T BEEN DONE BEFORE A CONVERSATION WITH RANDY HOLDEN (EX-BLUE CHEER) Randy Holden may best be known as a member of the classic rock band Blue Cheer. You may remember them as one very heavy band and their only top twenty [...]
Blue Öyster Cult 40th Anniversary – Agents Of Fortune – Live 2016 Frontiers Music Recorded on Monday, April 18, 2016 for the Audience Music Network at Red Studios in Hollywood, Blue Oyster Cult took a turn at performing their classic [...]
Bonnetta/Huizinga Dark Watchers Idea Of North Recordings Jonas Bonnetta of Evening Hymns, and violinist Edwin Huizinga of The Wooden Sky, wrote Dark Watchers in seclusion in Big Sur, in January 2018. Not sure why it took so long to reach record [...]
Randy Holden Population II RidingEasy Records In 1969 Randy Holden parted ways with Blue Cheer, and by 1970 had recorded and released his debut solo album, the magnum opus Population II. Sadly, the album received very poor distribution at the [...]
Caribou Suddenly Merge Records Suddenly is his fifth studio album by Caribou. Although Dan Snaith plays all of the instruments on his recordings, he uses a band when he tours, which allows him to not only experiment in the studio, but to create [...]
MISSIVE TO AN ANGEL…IT’S COMPLICATED A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID J David J is a legend. Born David John Haskins, he became known as David J, when he debuted as the bassist for Bauhaus. He developed his own unique playing style, which [...]
DON’T ANYONE BREATHE A CONVERSATION WITH TONY MALONE (BEEFHEART PROJECT TORONTO) Tony Malone and Captain Beefheart are two artists who have always marched to the beat of their own drums. Both have careers that are unconventional and both [...]
Bryan Ferry Live At The Royal Albert Hall 1974 BMG Times have changed. For the most part, today’s artists are not like the artists of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. I know, I sound like an old guy but it is true. Take Bryan Ferry, for example. In [...]
Len Mizzoni Forever Independent The first thing you will notice when Forever kicks off, is just how much Len Mizzoni continues to grow with each release. Forever is extremely well-produced pop music. The sound of an accomplished artist, who is [...]
Alex Southey You’re Not Just A Body To Me Oh Marlene Records Alex Southey is a newcomer to the indie folk scene in Toronto. Actually, according to his bio, he has only been playing for two years. Given the quality of music and lyrics on [...]
